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  1. Sep 2, 2011 · 1. Use of the term Yo! dates back to the Marine Corps work in Mexico with Pancho Villa in the early 1900s. The word yo means I in Spanish, and makes for a nice robust response at mail call or on pay day — any time when you want to be noticed. It is another piece of Marine history that is embraced by everyone.

  2. Mar 6, 2016 · This is my first question on this site. I am not a native speaker. My question is, is it formal or informal to use y/o as an abbreviation of "years old" in British English?

  3. Apr 25, 2017 · Yo (interjection) : A greeting or said to get someone's attention; hey: Yo, dudes and babes! - [1859+; even though yo and yoho are very old utterances, found by 1420, the recent revival of yo as a primarily black interjection has spawned comment; Ernest Paolino of Philadelphia, indignant because a New York writer had claimed the syllable for New York, recalls it from the 1930s as shortening of ...

  4. Mar 6, 2018 · Yo is an English slang interjection,[1] commonly associated with American English. It was popularized by the Italian-American community in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the 1940s.[2] Although often used as a greeting, yo may come at the end of a sentence, often to direct focus onto a particular individual or group or to gain the attention of another individual or group .

  5. Based on Google Ngram, the word, ‘yo mama’ and its counterpart, ‘yo papa’ came into use in circ 1935 and their currency started to show a sharp rise from around 2000. Although none of Cambridge, Oxford, and Merriam-Webster English dictionary registers the word, either ‘yo mama,’ or ‘yo momma,’ Wikipedia defines it as the alternative form of ‘ your mother.’

  6. Jan 12, 2017 · "You and I" is the subject. "You and me" is the object. "You and I hate Phil." "Phil hates you and me."

  7. Mar 15, 2011 · As Cerberus wrote about 'U' English, replying to "How do you do" with "How do you do" used to be the case among some classes in England (at least), but it seems to be (sadly) nearly extinct.

  8. Jan 18, 2013 · 14. Contrary to the above, "Have you got" is more common in British English than "Do you have" (about 2:1); but "Do you have" is much more common in American English than "Have you got" (more than 10:1). Note that the response includes only the relevant auxiliary: - "Do you have a pen"; "Yes, I do ".

  9. Apr 11, 2019 · Stack Exchange Network. Stack Exchange network consists of 183 Q&A communities including Stack Overflow, the largest, most trusted online community for developers to learn, share their knowledge, and build their careers.

  10. Stack Exchange Network. Stack Exchange network consists of 183 Q&A communities including Stack Overflow, the largest, most trusted online community for developers to learn, share their knowledge, and build their careers.

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